Episode 309: In The Seats With...Max Lowe and 'Torn'

Grief and family are always complex...On this episode of "In The Seats With..." we are sliding over to the National Geographic section over on the Disney Plus service to look at the new documentary 'Torn'.Widely hailed as the greatest mountaineer of his generation, Alex Lowe was a towering figure in the world of outdoor sports. But he loomed even larger for his oldest son, Max, who was only 11 in 1999 when Alex was buried by an avalanche along with cameraman David Bridges while attempting to ski the north face of Mount Shishapangma in the Tibetan Himalaya. Sixteen years after their deaths, Lowe’s and Bridges’ bodies were found by two climbers attempting the same route, and in the following months, Lowe’s family journeyed to the remote mountain to recover them.Grief can loom large over a family, especially when its patriarch casts such a big shadow.  On this episode we got the distinct pleasure of sitting down with subject and director of the film Max Lowe.  We talked about his process, diving back into such a painful event from his past, any catharsis he pulled from it and so very much more...